Rabies in popular culture

Rabies has been the main plot device or a significant theme in many fictional works. Due to the long history of the virus as well as its neurotropic nature, rabies has been a potent symbol of madness, irrationalism, or an unstoppable plague in numerous fictional works, in many genres.[1][2][3][4] Many notable examples are listed below.

  1. ^ Pemberton, Neil (2007). Mad Dogs and Englishmen: Rabies in Britain, 1830–2000. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-0-230-54240-2.
  2. ^ Lee, Harper (1984). To Kill A Mockingbird (Barron's Book Notes). Barron's Educational Series. ISBN 0-8120-3446-5.
  3. ^ Sontag, Susan (2001). Illness as Metaphor. Picador. pp. 127, 156. ISBN 0-312-42013-7.
  4. ^ Glenn, Kay (2008). Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Chicago Review Press. pp. 52–53. ISBN 978-1-55652-770-8.